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Nothing wrong with dated. Second Self was written in 1984 and the insights it has into human-computer interaction are not only fresh, they're new simply because they're now foreign. My favorite book on the NRO, Deep Black, was written in 1986 when the NRO didn't officially exist. I read it with Wikipedia open to compare the conjecture in the book with the realities that have since been declassified. It teaches you your blind spots. I also have a book on the Soviet space program written in 1987. Read that one with Wiki open? Holy fuck. Talk about a learning experience. The best books are the ones you can enjoy from many perspectives.